Fixed Pitch

[skycyclepilot]

Does anyone have any experience with a fixed pitch machine, like the Honeybee or the Falcon 40? Are they as hard to fly as the collective pitch machines?

[rtfheli]

I have the 4-channel Fixed Pitched Exceed Falcon 40/Walkera #4 as well as the 6-channel Collective Pitched Exceed Raptor G2. The 6-channel CP is smoother to fly as the blades are collective and the tail rotor is belt driven as a ration of the main gear. While they are smoother to fly versus the 4-channel FP helis, they are more complicated and expensive to fix when damaged.

If you are starting out, get a simple FP heli like the Exceed Falcon 40/Walkera #4. The parts are inexpensive and are easy to repair relative to a 6-channel CP. Goto www.rtf-heli.com to do some low cost mods to juice up your flying experience.


-Happy Flying !!!

[19000rpm]

If you're looking for a way to ease into the hobby a coaxial heli is a good place to strart. More stable and simpler to set up and fly than FP's or CP's . Get a 4 ch. The 2 & 3 ch.s are not very well made and usually require parts that are not readily available.

Happy landings

[mightyxxwhitey]

There is really no easy way to get into this hobby. This hobby takes a lot of patients, and practice. Co axils are easier to fly then FP. FP helis are cheap to repair and is a good beginner.

[kiwi1080]

I started with a 4CH Honey Bee fixed pitch and also 6CH collective pitch helis too. I recently built a T-REX 450 which was a lot of fun and is a really great way to learn all the in and outs of a heli. I can do a lot more on the fixed pitch than the 6CH, but that is because I am a lot braver on it as I can rebuild it with one hand tied behind my back now. The fixed pitch gives you a good start point but are also advanced enough that you will take a long time to outgrow them. My philosophy is to try new things on the fixed pitch until I can do them comfortably and then do it on the 6CH. That way you save a lot of money and frustration.

Oh, and one other thing, this is a highly addictive hobby regardless of what you buy so be prepared to spend too much time and money before you know whats hit you ;D Thats not a bad thing though and there are a lot of people here to help you through the learning process.